{"product_id":"the-soft-hours-leo-piotr-9781069271235","title":"The Soft Hours: Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"The Soft Hours\" is a striking debut collection that redefines masculine vulnerability for the modern age. In these carefully crafted poems, Leo Piotr explores the quiet moments throughout the day when truth emerges from shadow - when men allow themselves to be seen beyond the armor they wear in daylight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom late-night office buildings to quiet kitchen counters, from immigrant neighborhoods to city trains, these poems chart a geography of masculine emotion rarely captured in contemporary poetry. Piotr's voice is both tender and unflinching as he explores: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe quiet resistance of sleepless nights\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHunger that goes beyond appetite\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe weight of cultural expectations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe courage found in vulnerability\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe strength in choosing softness\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing from his experience as a Polish-Canadian navigating between worlds, Piotr creates a new language for masculine emotion - one that honors both strength and tenderness. His poems speak to anyone who has ever felt caught between who they are expected to be and who they truly are.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers of Ocean Vuong, Rupi Kaur, and Billy Collins, \"The Soft Hours\" offers a fresh perspective on modern masculinity, cultural identity, and the courage it takes to be vulnerable in a world that often demands silence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Leo Piotr\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1069271233\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781069271235\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ness House Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/24\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 102\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.24lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.24d","brand":"Leo Piotr","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48441713590527,"sku":"9781069271235","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b1d87f2c-792a-4917-a11e-0f070dc66489.jpg?v=1777192482","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-soft-hours-leo-piotr-9781069271235","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}